1. David Douglas Cleevely CBE FREng FIET was born on September 1953 and is a British entrepreneur and international telecoms expert who has built and advised many companies, principally in Cambridge, UK.
21 Facts About David Cleevely
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In 1985 Cleevely founded the telecommunications consultancy Analysys which became Analysys Mason, when it was acquired by Datatec in 2004.
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David Cleevely has worked tirelessly to get government to understand what makes Cambridge academia and business tick.
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In 1997 David Cleevely co-founded Cambridge Network with Hermann Hauser, Alec Broers, Nigel Brown, Fred Hallsworth and Anthony Ross.
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David Cleevely funded and became chairman of the Bocca di Lupo restaurant in Soho, London in 2008, and of its subsidiary, Gelupo, in 2011.
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David Cleevely was Chairman of LabTech company OpenIOLabs, and became Non-Executive Director when they were acquired by DeepMatter in 2017 and stepped down in May 2019.
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David Cleevely helped Professor Lee Cronin spin Chemify out from the University of Glasgow in 2021 and became Chairman.
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David Cleevely is an authority on telecommunication policy and has advised numerous governments on policy and innovation frameworks.
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David Cleevely advised the Prime Minister and UK Government on the ecommerce@its.
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David Cleevely has appeared before Select committees in both Parliament and in the House of Lords.
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In 2009 David Cleevely became the Founding Director for the new Centre for Science and Policy and subsequently Chair of the Advisory Council, stepping down from the role in 2018.
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David Cleevely was Vice Chair and Commissioner for the Cambridge and Peterborough Independent Economic Review until September 2018.
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David Cleevely was Chair of the Digital Sector Strategy Commission for the Greater Cambridgeshire Greater Peterborough Combined Authority which reported in March 2019.
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David Cleevely was Chair of the New Era for the Cambridge Economy which reported on 31 March 2022 on the changes that the Covid pandemic has brought about and the 6 challenges facing Cambridge and other city regions to recognise and take advantage of the changes that are taking place.
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David Cleevely is a member of the Advisory Council for Creative Destruction Labs, a non-profit organisation helping science and technology-based startups from across the globe.
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David Cleevely has been Chairman and substantial donor since 2013 and the Cambridge Science Centre reported over 300,000 cumulative visitors in 2019.
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David Cleevely stepped down as Chair of Raspberry Pi Trading in February 2019 and was succeeded by John Lazar.
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David Cleevely was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to technology and innovation.
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David Cleevely is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, and has held an Industrial Fellowship at the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory.
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In June 2013, David Cleevely became a Fellow Commoner of Queens' College, Cambridge.
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In November 2018 David Cleevely won Barclays "Entrepreneurs' Icon of the Year".